On the Origin, and Species, of Lift:

Part 2

When an object blocks the path of a fluid, alternating swirls of the fluid 'escape' past it

- forming a pattern known as the 'Von Kármán Street', named for a scientist who studied the phenomenon.

It's related to 'Darwin Drift'.

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